Dirigible headlight.



A. E. @L W. A. CHALMERS.

DIRIGIBLE HEADLIGHT.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 21. 1918.

Patented Apr. 1, 1919.

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A. E. & W. A CHALMERS.

DIRIGIBLE HEADLIGHT.

APPLICATION HLED sun; 21,1918.

ldtunted Apr. 1, 1915).

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.. vide means for locking barren snares Parana ANDREW E. CHALMERS AND WELCOME A. CHALIVIERS, 0F ROCKPORT, TEXAS.

DIRIGIBLE HEADLIGHT.

renews.

Application filed June 21 To all whom. it may concern:

Be it known that we, ANDREW E. CnALi/rnns and \VnLcoME A. CHALMERS, citizens of the United States, residing atRockport, in the county of Aransas and State of Texas, have.

invented new and useful Improvements in Dirigible Headlights, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in dirigible headlights and the principal object of the invention is to provide means for automatically turning the lamps of the automobile bythe steering gear. I Another object of the invention is to provide means for disconnecting the lamp turning mechanism from the steering means and to provide means for turning the lamp inechanism by hand.

Another object of the invention is to pro both the steering mechanism and the lamp turning mechanism against movement.

Another object of the invention is to provide'a device of this character which is simple and durable in construction, reliable and efiicient in operation and one which can be manufactured and placed upon the market at a minimum cost.

The invention also consists in certain other features of construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, to be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and specifically pointed out in the appended claims.

In describing my invention in detail, reference will be had to the accompanying drawings wherein like characters denote like 01" corresponding; parts throughout the 1 several views, and in which- Figure 1 is a diagrammatic plan view of the invention applied to an automobile.

Fig. 2 1s a side view.

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section of the upper end of the steering post showing the arrangement of the parts thereon.

Fig. 4 is a transverse section on the line 44. of Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a detail view. Fig. 6 is a section on line 66 of Fig. 3. Fig 7 is a diagrammatic view. As shown in these views the lamps 1 are mounted on. levers 2, which are pivoted intermediate their ends to the uprights 3. A long coil spring t connects the two lamps Specification of Letters Patent.

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together while a short spring 5 connects each lamp with the end of the fender, indicated at 6. The inner ends of the levers 2 have the flexible connections 7 connected thereto in any suitable manner and these connections pass over guide rollers 8, suitably carried by the front part of the automobile. The connections 7 pass over a pair of pulleys 9 carried by the dash of the ends of said connections are connected with the winding means carried by the steering post whereby the lamps may be rocked.

These means are composed of a drum 10 mounted on the steering post 11 immediately below the steering wheel 12. The drum may be clamped to the outer casing of the steering post by means of the clamping screw 13 and said drum may be secured to the steering heel by the clamping screw 14:. A clip 15 is clamped around the steering post immediately below the drum and serves to hold said drum between itself and the steering wheel. This clamp carries a pair of pulleys 16 over which the connections 7 pass, after which said connections are passed around the. drum in opposite dir ns and are secured to a pair of levers 1?" .iotatably connected with the drum.

A notched disk 18 is carried by said drum and is located between said levers. Each lever is provided with a latch member 19 slidably secured to the lever and having a projection for engaging with the notches of the disk. The ends of the flexible connections are'secured to these latch members so that the tension of the springs at and 5 on said connections will hold the latch members in engagement with the notches.

The locking means comprises a lever 20 pivoted at one end to the clip 15 and having its other end adapted to engage with ears 2-1 carried by the steering wheel, said ears and levers having holes therein through which a padlock may be passed to lock the lever between the ears. When in this position a part of the lever will engage one of the notches in the disk 18 and thus lock the drum against movement so that both the steering wheel and the lamps cannot be 1 automobile and the lame steering wheel so that the automobile may be steered without moving the lamps and the drum may be clamped to the steering post to prevent movement; of said drum. However this is not necessary as the springs 4: and o are so constructed that the parts will normally occupy the positions shown in ll 1.

When the lamps are lighted the drum is released from the steering post and is clamped to the wheel so that the said drum will follow the movement of the Wheel. T he levers 17 are located at diametrically opposite points on the disk so as to cause the lamps to move in. unison when the steering wheel turned. If desired, however, said levers n'ia-y be moved on the dish to adjust the lamps to dillcrcnt positions, as will be well understood.

If desired the said levers may he moved by hand to move one lanip while the other is stationary, or the lamps may be moved by simply grasping the flexible connection below the clip 15 and manipulating the lamp thereby.

It will thus be seen that the rays from the lamps may be directed in any desired direction in front of the automobile and that one lamp may be moved without moving the other so that the lamp on the outer side of the road may be made to illuminate the edge and gutter while the other lamp casts the rays straight ahead.

lit is tl'ionght from the foregoing description that the advantages and novel features of our invention will be readily apparent.

d e desire it to be understood that we may make changes in the construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, provided that such changes fall within the scope of the appended claims.

Having described the foregoing what we claim is 1.. fr device oi? the class described comprispair of lamps pivotally supported, a

w memes drum on the steering post, a flexible connection connecting each lamp with said dram, means for detachably connecting said drum. with the steering wheel and a pair of hand levers movable on the drum for actuating said connections by hand.

2. A device of the class described comprising a pair of lamps iivotally supported, a drum located on the steering post, means for detachably connecting said drum with the steering wheel, flexible connections connecting said drum with said lamps, hand levers carried by the drum and connected with the said connections and means for detachably securin said levers to the drum.

3. A device of the class described comprising a pair of lamps pivotally supported, a drum located on the steering post, means for detachably connecting said drum to the steering wheel, a disk carried by said drum and having notches in its periphery, a pair of levers rotatably mounted on the drum, latch members carried by the levers and engaging with the notches and flexible connections leading from said levers to the lamps.

l. A device of the class described comprising a pair of lamps pivotally supported, a drum on the steering post, flexible means for connecting said drum with said lamps and a locking lever for said drum and steering wheel.

5. A device of the class described comprising a pair of uprights, a pair of lamps, a lever connected with each lamp and pivoted intermediate its ends to said uprights, flexible connections connected with the ends of said levers and passing to a. position adjacent the drivers seat, a spring connecting the lamps together and a spring connecting each lamp with the fender,

In testimony whereof We afiixour signatures. v

AllDllElV E. CHALMERS. WELCOME A. CHALMERS. 

